General
21st March 2023
An effective call bell system is a key part of safe and quality care delivery in facilities providing services to care recipients. It can play an important role in risk mitigation, staff management and ongoing continuous improvement processes.
Disability
15th March 2023
What you need to know about the NDIS Commission's revised skills descriptors for High Intensity Daily Personal Activities.
Aged Care
23rd February 2023
The Department of Health and Aged Care has recently updated its Guiding Principles relating to medication management.
General
7th February 2023
From July 2023, mandatory short notice accreditation assessments will be replacing the existing announced and voluntary assessments against the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards for HSOs.
General
1st February 2023
Read our overview of recent voluntary assisted dying (VAD) legislation in Australia.
General
19th December 2022
BNG looks back on changes to the health and community services sector in 2022.
Aged Care
1st December 2022
The Code of Conduct for Aged Care has been finalised, and commences today, along with a number of provider governance requirements.
Aged Care
14th November 2022
From 1 December 2022, the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) will be extended to home care and flexible care delivered in a home or community setting.
General
3rd November 2022
Accreditation to the National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards (NSQDMHS) became available for all organisations on November 1 2022.